Beyond the headline numbers, investors focus heavily on growth for Microsoft's Azure cloud-computing business — and that came up short this time around. Microsoft reported 31% growth for Azure in constant currency.

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Microsoft reported a solid jump in revenue in its latest quarter, but sales in its closely watched cloud computing division missed Wall Street forecasts. Group revenue for Microsoft’s fiscal second quarter ending in December rose 12 per cent from the previous year to a quarterly record of $69.